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Christmas Traditions – almost

By Huckleberry Press / December 20, 2020 /

Growing up we had several traditions that we did every year. Well, some of our traditions didn’t start out as such, they evolved into traditions over time.

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Christmas Past

By Huckleberry Press / December 12, 2020 /

Christmas was always special when I was a kid. My folks were both creative, my mother with her sewing and my father always had a project on down in his basement woodworking shop.

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Lymphedema Awareness

By Huckleberry Press / November 29, 2020 /

Like 11 million Americans I have Lymphedema, a condition that most people have never heard of. More Americans have lymphedema and lymphatic diseases than AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer’s disease combined.

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Colour Me Pink

By Huckleberry Press / October 24, 2020 /

I admit I don’t follow fashion that closely. One advantage of being older is you can wear what is comfortable instead of fashionable.

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Finding Thanks in a Thankless Year

By Huckleberry Press / October 23, 2020 /

2020 started as most years do. The Better Half and I started planning out our next great adventures. Every year we plan out what exciting trips we would like to do.

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Bubble bubble…

By Huckleberry Press / October 16, 2020 /

Bubbles used to make me think of soap bubbles blown by children at play. This spring I gained a new definition of a social bubble.

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Celebrating The Bounty of the Fall

By Huckleberry Press / October 3, 2020 /

It started as a feast of thanks for a good harvest, a feast to celebrate that harvest and it was an indigenous custom before the first European landed in the Americas. Some of the foods served still show up on holiday tables, including turkeys, squash, corn and pumpkins.

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Red Mountain: from Mine to Ski Hill

By Huckleberry Press / September 18, 2020 /

The lure of gold drew miners to Rossland in the late 1890s. They brought dreams of hitting it rich. Some of these seekers were Scandinavians who also brought their skis.

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Dog Training Ain’t Easy

By Huckleberry Press / August 9, 2020 /

Roxy is getting used to living with us and is starting to show her true personality. She barks when she wants her breakfast, lunch and dinner. Her barks start half an hour before meal times and continue until she chows down.

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Opening Up the Columbia

By Huckleberry Press / August 8, 2020 /

The first strike of gold in the West Kootenay was by Winslow and Osner Hall’s party of 15 in the summer of 1866.

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